Why does facial hair grow back thicker after you shave?

Question

I have noticed also that letting an area grow for a while and then shaving (i.e. goatee) will result in thicker growth in that area too. How does this happen?

Answer 1

There may be an illusion of thicker hair, because the hair shaft is thicker towards the base than the tip, and the new growth may have a slightly greater diameter at the tip. But there is no scientific evidence to support a connection between shaving and thicker hair; otherwise Lex Luthor would be shaving his head 24 hours a day!

Answer 2

This is with all hair that is shaved...it grows back thicker because you shave off the very fine end...the hair then grows back the same thickness as the root. In order to get the fine hair back, the whole root of each hair has to be removed, which is why waxing is much better than shaving.

Answer 3

I doesn't. The end has now been cut off so when it clears the skin the second time it is a thicker section of the same hair. After it grows out a little the end (once exposed to rubbing and air and soap and water... will start to smooth or break a little giving a thinner end again... All you are seeing is the unprotected end looking thinner from normal wear and time. The one just breaking the surface will get that way also given a few days to wear.

Answer 4

It doesn't grow back thicker, it comes back coarser and at an angle so it looks and feels thicker when its really the same. Hair is genetic, no matter how much you shave it won't grow back thicker or darker.

Answer 5

your hair doesnt grow back thicker, it grows back coarse because of the angle that it grows and when you shave it.

the folicle eventually becomes fine because of the ellements working against it. (your hand, your face rubbing up against your pillow at night, and even wind)

Answer 6

Nope , urban myth

Answer 7

cheyah

and its darker